Saturday, August 24, 2013

The Compassionate Rebel Revolution: Ordinary People Changing the World Review

The real life
stories in this book all deal with the adversities of everyday life, growing
up, going to school, being a parent etc. It also shows how everyday people have
jumped the high hurdles in life that cripple many of us. For that reason these
people are heroes. They are not celebrities or anyone you will read about in
magazines or newspapers. They are just "normal people." But they've
done extraordinary things.

This book is an
excellent motivator! As corny as this may sound, it makes you say to yourself
the words, "I can." It makes you realize that we all have the
potential to be heroes to ourselves and to people around us. These well-written
stories describe individuals who have overcome tremendous odds.

I had always assumed that heroism was reserved for the very few, but I
no longer believe that to be true. I have come to believe that heroism is
clearly attainable to each of us–that all we have to do to become heroes is,
with God’s help, to grow into the ideal each of us harbors in our hearts.

Every child or young man or young woman should know what a true hero
looks like and ACTS like. It's not Michael Phelps with his pot smoking or Kanye
West with his humiliating antics on stage with Taylor Swift. These guys aren't gentlemen
and it's a pity that today's youth looks up to them. Read these stories aloud
and let your hearts be touched with TRUE pictures of bravery, sincere
self-sacrificing love, and humble honor. Our kids are in want of real heroes in
this day and age. Give it to them through these stories.